Stars: Charlie Weber, Rryla McIntosh, Jon Voight, Madison Bailey, Marie Avgeropoulos, Luisa d’Oliveira, Max Montesi | Written by Brian Buccellato | Directed by Kimani Ray Smith
The Painter is another tale of a former covert operative forced to pick up his weapons and get back in the game. Can director Kimani Ray Smith and writer Brian Buccellato find a way to give the year a fresh start with the usual assortment of high-stakes espionage mixed with personal and professional betrayals?
Peter was one of the CIA’s top agents until he was sent to kill the same person his wife Elena’s team was sent to bring back alive. She lost the child she was carrying, and their marriage fell apart soon after.
It also destroyed his trust in the agency and in his adoptive father Henry Byrne. He adopted Peter after his parents, who were also agents, were killed in a...
The Painter is another tale of a former covert operative forced to pick up his weapons and get back in the game. Can director Kimani Ray Smith and writer Brian Buccellato find a way to give the year a fresh start with the usual assortment of high-stakes espionage mixed with personal and professional betrayals?
Peter was one of the CIA’s top agents until he was sent to kill the same person his wife Elena’s team was sent to bring back alive. She lost the child she was carrying, and their marriage fell apart soon after.
It also destroyed his trust in the agency and in his adoptive father Henry Byrne. He adopted Peter after his parents, who were also agents, were killed in a...
- 1/5/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Awkwardly arriving the very same day as “The Bricklayer,” with Aaron Eckhart as an ex-CIA agent with the titular dayjob, “The Painter” has Charlie Weber as ex-cia agent who has taken up … well, you can guess. This more humbly scaled actioner likewise finds its uber-tough erstwhile operative reluctantly forced back into activity amid a conspiratorial hail of bullets. From that shared starting point, Brian Buccellato’s script finds its own path. But neither he nor director Kimani Ray Smith locate much credibility or suspense in an uninspired tale that also features Jon Voight, as well as Madison Bailey from the Netflix series “The Outer Banks.” Lacking in most departments beyond decent pacing and adequate technical polish, this forgettable thriller launches in limited U.S. theaters Jan. 5, and on digital platforms Jan. 9.
Weber plays Peter Barrett, who quit the CIA for the solitary life of an artist in the Pacific...
Weber plays Peter Barrett, who quit the CIA for the solitary life of an artist in the Pacific...
- 1/1/2024
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Republic Pictures has acquired the Charlie Weber-Madison Bailey-Jon Voight action thriller The Painter from Sp Media Group for Paramount Global Content Distribution Worldwide.
A Jan. 5, 2024 theatrical release has been set.
In the pic, an ex-CIA operative is thrown back into a dangerous world when a mysterious woman from his past resurfaces. Now exposed and targeted by a relentless killer and a rogue black ops program, he must rely on skills he thought he left behind in a high-stakes game of survival in this edge-of-your-seat thriller.
“The Painter is a story about our past lives coming back to haunt us” says Steven Paul, who produced for his company Sp Media Group, “but what happens when a past you thought was set in stone is rewritten before your very eyes”.
The Painter is directed by Kimani Ray Smith from a screenplay by Brian Buccellato. Scott Karol, President of Sp Media Group,...
A Jan. 5, 2024 theatrical release has been set.
In the pic, an ex-CIA operative is thrown back into a dangerous world when a mysterious woman from his past resurfaces. Now exposed and targeted by a relentless killer and a rogue black ops program, he must rely on skills he thought he left behind in a high-stakes game of survival in this edge-of-your-seat thriller.
“The Painter is a story about our past lives coming back to haunt us” says Steven Paul, who produced for his company Sp Media Group, “but what happens when a past you thought was set in stone is rewritten before your very eyes”.
The Painter is directed by Kimani Ray Smith from a screenplay by Brian Buccellato. Scott Karol, President of Sp Media Group,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
One of Anne Heche‘s final performances is in Lifetime‘s Girl in Room 13. Premiering September 17, the TV movie is inspired by actual events, exploring the dark underworld of the 150-billion-dollar human trafficking industry in the United States. Heche stars as Janie and Larissa Dias stars as her daughter, Grace, a recovering addicted who developed an opioid addition after her doctor prescribed them for a sports injury at a very young age. Grace is trying to turn her life around after three stints in rehab. With the help and support of her mother, she gets a job at her family’s restaurant. But her past continues to haunt her when her friend coerces her into meeting her former love interest and drug dealer, Richie (Max Montesi). When she learns it was all an elaborate plot to sell her into sex trafficking, Grace fights for her life to break free of...
- 9/17/2022
- TV Insider
Lifetime’s upcoming movie Girl In Room 13, starring Anne Heche, is still scheduled to premiere in September, the network said during the film’s panel Thursday at the Television Critics Association virtual press tour. Heche, who was originally scheduled to appear on the panel, remains hospitalized in critical condition following a car crash last week.
Amy Winter, executive VP and head of programming, addressed the issue at the top of the panel, and asked reporters to refrain from asking questions about the actor’s health status.
“As many of you know, Anne remains in critical condition and all of us here at Lifetime are deeply concerned for her and everyone affected,” Winter said. “We hope that her friends and family stay strong during this difficult time. You know, just as much as we do, that we ask that you kindly refrain from inquiring about her health status. This project is important to Anne,...
Amy Winter, executive VP and head of programming, addressed the issue at the top of the panel, and asked reporters to refrain from asking questions about the actor’s health status.
“As many of you know, Anne remains in critical condition and all of us here at Lifetime are deeply concerned for her and everyone affected,” Winter said. “We hope that her friends and family stay strong during this difficult time. You know, just as much as we do, that we ask that you kindly refrain from inquiring about her health status. This project is important to Anne,...
- 8/11/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Lifetime is bringing awareness about the brutal business of human trafficking with an upcoming film starring Anne Heche and Larissa Dias.
Girl in Room 13 is inspired by actual events and will be directed by Elisabeth Rohm.
As part of a Stop Violence Against Women campaign, Lifetime will create a new PSA in support of the Polaris Project and the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
Lifetime greenlights the new Ripped from the Headlines movie, Girl in Room 13, a film inspired by actual events, exploring the dark underworld of the 150-billion-dollar human trafficking industry.
Returning to Lifetime, Emmy nominee Anne Heche stars as Janie, and Larissa Dias stars as her daughter Grace, who is abducted by Richie (Max Montesi) for human trafficking.
Under the Broader Focus initiative, Lifetime also reunites with Elisabeth Rohm for her third directorial project with the network, having previously directed 2021’s Girl in the Basement and Switched Before Birth.
Girl in Room 13 is inspired by actual events and will be directed by Elisabeth Rohm.
As part of a Stop Violence Against Women campaign, Lifetime will create a new PSA in support of the Polaris Project and the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
Lifetime greenlights the new Ripped from the Headlines movie, Girl in Room 13, a film inspired by actual events, exploring the dark underworld of the 150-billion-dollar human trafficking industry.
Returning to Lifetime, Emmy nominee Anne Heche stars as Janie, and Larissa Dias stars as her daughter Grace, who is abducted by Richie (Max Montesi) for human trafficking.
Under the Broader Focus initiative, Lifetime also reunites with Elisabeth Rohm for her third directorial project with the network, having previously directed 2021’s Girl in the Basement and Switched Before Birth.
- 6/9/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Lifetime has given a green light to Girl In Room 13, a new Ripped from the Headlines movie inspired by actual events, starring Emmy nominee Anne Heche. Larissa Dias (When Calls the Heart) and Max Montesi (The 100) also star in the movie which explores the dark underworld of the 150-billion-dollar human trafficking industry. The film is directed by Elisabeth Rohm, her third directorial project with the network under the Broader Focus initiative, part of the network’s Stop Violence Against Women campaign. It’s set to premiere this fall.
Heche stars as Janie, and Dias as her daughter, Grace, who is abducted by Richie (Montesi) for human trafficking.
Inspired by actual events, Girl in Room 13 examines the story of Grace (Dias), who was addicted to opioids after her doctor prescribed them for a sports injury at a very young age and after three stints in rehab, she is finally...
Heche stars as Janie, and Dias as her daughter, Grace, who is abducted by Richie (Montesi) for human trafficking.
Inspired by actual events, Girl in Room 13 examines the story of Grace (Dias), who was addicted to opioids after her doctor prescribed them for a sports injury at a very young age and after three stints in rehab, she is finally...
- 6/9/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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